Gen-i has added a big piece of the Infrastructure as a Service puzzle to its ReadyCloud offering, with the addition of ReadyCloud Backup.

The service, which adds to ReadyCloud Server which was launched in April 2010, will be hosted entirely in Gen-i’s New Zealand data centers, which are managed 24-7 by a locally-based team of experts.

Chris Quin, CEO of Gen-i Australasia, says with the rollout of UFB across New Zealand, more and more businesses are looking for services which will leverage the new technology.

"We advise clients on the best mix of on-premise, outsourced or fully hosted services to ensure they get the best value from their existing assets and the new cloud opportunities,” Quin says.

"Our cloud services are based in data centers here in New Zealand, connected by hybrid fibre, copper and mobile networks, and managed by dedicated local people who understand our clients’ businesses.”

A third offering, ReadyCloud Storage, is still in the works.

Charges for ReadyCloud Backup start at $1.70 per GB.